Following on from yesterday's post, here's some loose powder highlighters I have. To be fair, there's only two, but there is a reason for that, as we'll see:
Revlon Skinlights highlighter: I'm not sure if this one is still available or not, but it's one I'm not that fond of, being a bit, well, gravelly, and exceedingly glittery. A little bit of it does go a very long way though, this pot is a couple of years old (it has seen regular use) and it's still very full. It's great if you want to dress yourself up as a fairy, or need something with a little more pizazz. Subtle it isn't. It's also useful dusted very lightly over a matte eyeshadow look to give it a shimmery, glittery effect, which is what I mainly use it for. But it's far too glittery for use as a cheek highlight on my pale-custard coloured skin, alas.
Bare Escentuals Clear Radiance: I've had this little pot for a while, and I'll be honest, I don't use it very often. It's not actually meant to be used as a highlighter proper (or what I think of as proper highlighter use, anyway, which might not be the same thing), it's more meant to be used as an all-over "brightening" or radiance powder. I find the lightly pinky peach shade is fairly flattering, more so than the more usual silvery pinks, but even so, I can't figure out a way to use this without it making me feel like I'm wearing a gauze-y mask. Anyone else have this problem?
Am I missing a trick here? Are there any loose highlighter powders around that are amazing? What are your recommendations?
I didn't realise their was a loose powder version of Revlon Skinlights, I love their cream version! As for loose powders, the only one I use is MAC's vanilla pigment. It's great for highlighting the brow bone and the cheekbones, so pretty! x
ReplyDeleteI've found with most BE face products that less is more. I usually apply the highlighting/radiance powders with a skunk or fan brush.
ReplyDeleteYes, surprisingly E Funkhouser shimmer powder is a gorgeous losse powder highlighter- works amazingly on brown bones and the bow of the lip x
ReplyDeleteI love my makeup forever highlighting powder. I also love my Laura Mercier Mosaic in the original format. It has a stunning highlight colour in there that I use loads. x
ReplyDeleteI also use the Laura Mercier Mosaics. I use Peach the most and then layer a light blush on top of it. Works 99.9% of the time!
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Mosaics are *pressed* though, right? I haven't got onto pressed highlighters yet ;) was specifically asking about loose powders today as I've not yet found any I like all that much.
ReplyDeleteI guess the only advice I have is to use a really fluffy brush (like a fiber optic one) and buff the crap out of it XD or go for a mineral one that is REALLY finely milled.
ReplyDeleteSilk Naturals make an eyeshadow called Sonic, which would make a GREAT highlighter. I use it as an inner corner highlight at the moment, but when I use it as a brow highlight it just adds a really pretty sheen and the tiniest bit of shimmer - though it looks super shimmer in the jar it's nice when buffed out and/or applied lightly.
I'm too scared to use loose powder higlighters incase it goes all over me!
ReplyDeleteI like it pressed for summer and liquid for winter. At the moment I'm using Prestige's Skin Loving Minerals Sunbaked bronzer in Pure Shimmer - Which is more golden than bronze.
I dust a bit of this on the cheekbone and I'm good to go! x
I'll be waiting for the pressed highlighters/illuminating compacts. :)
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, I'm looking for the Boot's Illuminator. No success :( Do you know where I can find it? The only one I found is this "Boots No7 Highlights Illuminating Lotion"
http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=219507&aid=333840&aparam=q5QZHUbCIj8-QDMw2UZXdIiscnOwGKSD1Q
hmmm ... :-\
I would like to try Albatross Highlighter from Nars, as I have read it is an amazing hightlighter!
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